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I recently received a link via Facebook for a site, which failed to open because I was viewing the site via a mobile browser.
When I pointed this out to the site owner, their comment was “well I don’t want people on phones on my site”. Whilst their response was meant in jest, it did [...]

It is a well known fact that on a traffic exchange it is better to use a splash page, preferably a personalised one, rather than an affiliate page, but a question I am often asked is how do I make a splash page?
This post is not going to talk about the design mechanics of building [...]

A list is an opportunity to get to know like-minded people better, it is not a short cut to instant profits…if you start by remembering that the list is comprised of real people not gaping wallets, you will be starting on the path to building an effective, responsive list.

Mirror, Mirror on the wall,
What kind of marketer is coming to call?
The way you go about marketing yourself, and your products, will have a big impact on the way your customers, and potential customers, will view you.
If you come over with a brash, agressive sales pitch, your customers will, rightly or wrongly,  assume that you [...]

I recently came across the following item, and it raised the question of Exercising Due Diligence when online -  Truth About Internet Marketers
Now, you will often hear ‘experts’ telling you to “exercise due diligence”
but what is it, and how do you do it?
Due diligence is nothing more than taking the time to research the company [...]

There is an old saying that “there is no such thing as a free lunch” and this holds true in the Traffic Exchange industry.
Sadly, this basic concept is often over-looked or mis-understood, not only by Traffic Exchange members, but more importantly by Traffic Exchange program owners!
Many people mistaken believe that because a credit does not [...]

A lot of traffic exchanges ban so called ‘investment surfs’ and auto-surfs, and with reason.
BUT, and this is a big BUT, many are confusing facts with perceptions and heresay.
Before I explain, I want to clarify what I mean by certain terms, so that there is no mis-understanding.
Autosurf – sometimes called non-click surfing, are [...]

mis-conceptions of internet marketing
Many new-comers enter the world of internet marketing lured by promises of ‘riches to be made on the net’. Firstly let me make it clear, some people are working exclusively online, and making a very comfortable living doing so; but the majority are not!
So what is going wrong – what happened [...]

In the previous post I looked at email contacts from the customer perspective, in this one I shall look at it from the company perspective.
As well as owning a web hosting service, I am also one of the support team on StartXchange.
I recently sent an email to my customers advising them of am upgrade to [...]

You know the feeling – Every time you join a program, or sign up to a site, they want your email address to ‘keep in contact’ with you, and , quite often, send latest newsletters, offers and information – not to mention invite you to join / sign up to another program.
The problem is every [...]